Page 6 - 2011 Paganninawan 1st Quarter

Paganninawan: The Offi cial Newsletter of DILG Region 1 2011

The eight (8) cities in Region I included in
DILG inks MOU to the project are Alaminos, Candon, Dagupan, San

accelerate MDG Carlos, Urdaneta, Laoag, Vigan and San Fernando.
Through the cluster approach, these eight
Localization in 8 cities cities and their neighboring
municipalities will work together to
harmonize local government plans,
programs, targets and budgets to
national MDG targets.
The project was based on the idea
of different stakeholders – public and
private, national and local – sharing their
knowledge, skills and resources to enhance MDG
planning, targeting and actual ground
interventions. (Nicolette May O. Amon)

By signing the MOU, Alaminos City Mayor Hernani A.
Braganza, Dagupan City Mayor Benjamin S. Lim,
Urdaneta City Mayor Amadeo Gregorio E. Perez IV, and the
representatives from the Cities of San Fernando, Vigan,
Candon, Laoag and San Carlos pledge to achieve the MDGs.

The Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG) forged partnership with
the Regional Development Council (RDC),
the League of Cities of the Philippines
and the La Liga Policy Institute and
Mayor Hernani Braganza of Alaminos City led the
signed a Memorandum of Understanding presentation of the MOU to President Benigno S. Aquino III.
together with other government and
non-government organizations for the
implementation of the project: Accelerating
Millennium Development Goals (MDG)
Localization in the Eight Cities of Region I.
The project aims to
address gaps between national-level and
LGU-level planning and budgeting processes
on the MDGs. It will be implemented
with the help of the Department
of Education (DepEd), the Department
of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD),
the Department of Health (DOH) and the
The LGRRC 1 Members pose with European Union
Department of Environment and Natural
representa ve Douglas Mclune during the la er’s
Resources (DENR). visit and dialogue on the present status of the facility.

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